Lagavulin 9 yo GoT House Lannister...

Lagavulin 9 yo GoT House Lannister (46.0%): I am neither a big fan of Game of Thrones (although I watched every single episode) nor a keen follower of every single Lagavulin release out there but this bottle was on sale at an unbelievable price in our regular shop and I simply couldn't pass. As most of you know this bottle is a part of a series of whiskies introduced by Diageo more than a year ago to commemorate Game of Thrones' eight and final season where they paired single malts from different distilleries with different families/houses in the show. So, this one is a 9 year old Lagavulin they happened to match with House Lannister for some reason...

Color: Medium amber, polished copper cookware with instantaneous thick, oily but quick legs.

Nose: Young Islay... Freshly sliced D'Anjou pears, crunchy dry malt and dry soot. Sweet peaty new make, sea spray and baby bananas. Orange marmalade, cake batter and tutti frutti gums. This whisky smells like a pub...

Palate: Not that sweet like the nose made me to get ready for. It is earthy, spicy and bitter actually... Dirt soil, cloves and cinnamon. Brown butter, allspice and ground coffee. Meyer lemon, charcoal and Maerzen beer.

Finish: Long with ground cardamom, coriander and white pepper.

Overall: An incredibly sweet nose followed by a surprisingly bitter palate and finish... It is a little underwhelming for my two cents. Maybe because I was expecting more from a bottling from Lagavulin or maybe I saw people comparing this expression to Lagavulin 8yo online... Probably just because of their ages being close to each other since I would take the 8yo over this whisky anytime, anywhere. Nowhere close... Anyhow, for the price I paid I have zero complaints, none... A great pub whisky, A perfect session malt to accompany a beautiful pint of ESB...

Price: $70

82/100